Making A Portable Generator

[Sephoro]

Hi Guys

I am trying to build myself a small generator, I know and have studied Farraday's Law. I made the coil of wires moved the magnet through and I put the wires in my mouth, and I could taste that there was current/Voltage being induced. The problem is that when I connected it to a motor nothing happend. Please help.

 

[Arthur]

OK. Pop round and I'll show you how.

 

[ld13]

Hi Guys

I am trying to build myself a small generator, I know and have studied Farraday's Law. I made the coil of wires moved the magnet through and I put the wires in my mouth, and I could taste that there was current/Voltage being induced. The problem is that when I connected it to a motor nothing happend. Please help.

Need a mod to move this ...

Also, you need to obtain a certain minimum voltage etc to get a motor to even swing.

Also, welcome!

 

[Sephoro]

Need a mod to move this ...

Also, you need to obtain a certain minimum voltage etc to get a motor to even swing.

Also, welcome!

Thank you for the warm welcome. And I used a drill to move the magnet around and still it doesnt seem to be working

 

[ld13]

Thank you for the warm welcome. And I used a drill to move the magnet around and still it doesnt seem to be working

Have you measured the output?

 

[grok]

Have you measured the output?

He said he tasted the current.

 

[ld13]

He said he tasted the current.

But he did not mention how much voltage and current he tasted ...

 

[mister]

But he did not mention how much voltage and current he tasted ...

Exactly... we also need to know whether it tasted salty, or more like pineapple

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

I hate currents.

 

[grok]

I hate currents.

I don't find then that distasteful, although granted I don't think I'd be able to eat a whole one..

 

[GreGorGy]

I don't find then that distasteful, although granted I don't think I'd be able to eat a whole one..

watt the hell are you on about?

 

[Sinbad]

watt the hell are you on about?

 

[Sinbad]

Hi Guys

I am trying to build myself a small generator, I know and have studied Farraday's Law. I made the coil of wires moved the magnet through and I put the wires in my mouth, and I could taste that there was current/Voltage being induced. The problem is that when I connected it to a motor nothing happend. Please help.

Your little generator is probably generating AC, unless you have a commutator involved... And I'm willing to bet you have a DC motor?

 

[GreGorGy]

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Yuck. Ek het ampere gekots.

 

[Sinbad]

Yuck. Ek het ampere gekots.

I see watt you did there

 

[xumwun]

Apparently stepper motors are quite good for this. The type of motors found in printers.
I've also seen it done with some types of motors from washing machines.

 

[Suspect99]

Apparently stepper motors are quite good for this. The type of motors found in printers.
I've also seen it done with some types of motors from washing machines.

You need a controller/driver to control the position of a stepper motor. It wont move just by applying voltage to it.

 

[xumwun]

You need a controller/driver to control the position of a stepper motor. It wont move just by applying voltage to it.

I meant as a generator.

 

[Suspect99]

I meant as a generator.

Ah yes that would work.
But the OP is trying to make his own generator

 

[Arthur]

I see watt you did there

My wife finds them revolting. Too many kilojoules, she says.